
Ara wakes up from her nap they had left later in the night than orginally planned. She tired to stay awake best she could but fell asleep. It's only the jostling of the carrige that awoke her. "We're here" Miranda breaths out, she can feel the anxiety rise the closer they get. 255Please respect copyright.PENANALOWoyHwdjo
255Please respect copyright.PENANARnaQN6oRJq
255Please respect copyright.PENANATa6Rz5IN2w
255Please respect copyright.PENANAj27uWQmt9g
She sits up with trepidation and looks out the window. She sees the sun beating down on floral and fauna. The trees are lush and green. All sorts of different sizes from the Needle Palm trees to the Black Mangrove tree. Beautiful trees often come with sharp thorns.255Please respect copyright.PENANAwN9jPVBumr
255Please respect copyright.PENANA70oI9bzOov
255Please respect copyright.PENANAt8ewqLNbts
255Please respect copyright.PENANA3E2jXU5aPI
She has no idea how truly sharp an innocent looking creature can be. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAxOXDwlJiOc
255Please respect copyright.PENANADUN8D7YXAJ
255Please respect copyright.PENANActrhCPWGS2
255Please respect copyright.PENANACOkB4aVRwo
Ara sees the palms and salty sea air change the farther into the country they get. The salty sea air and beautiful scenery is replaced by humid air and urban buildings. She has never seen such amazing buildings. The walls are white make up the outside. The roof orange or pale pink tile on top and archway infront of the doors.255Please respect copyright.PENANARgRvjAZmZH
255Please respect copyright.PENANAT6e2Unr4DW
255Please respect copyright.PENANAQefVTbG2vF
255Please respect copyright.PENANA1amFs8OoCq
"We must be close" Ara breaths as she stretches out her body. They have all been stuck in the carriage for three hours. Everyone can feel their bones ache and their bodies sore. Miranda can't hold back a laugh, "The palace is right there". The palace comes around the bend slower than you would think. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAlkDDUKNvTa
255Please respect copyright.PENANAUmRUG0NqG4
255Please respect copyright.PENANApgXHoLnrnY
255Please respect copyright.PENANA70bqHoQXtp
The palace itself must be 600 feet at least (over 200 meters). The palace is made of badge and red bricks and detailed with a thousand designs or windows. It's so gorgeous she has never seen such a beautiful place before. Ara truly can't believe that her family lives here. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAnZLgG5iT1R
255Please respect copyright.PENANAE9VspLIIee
255Please respect copyright.PENANA84Uo7FrlIx
255Please respect copyright.PENANAOgcxetOMAq
"Home sweet home" Chris joins her by the carrige window with a smile on his face. "Cute, you think they missed you" Chris laughs at Chris and leans back his arms behind his head. "Children, stop playing" Miranda calmy says but you can see a smile on her face. They all get out of the carrige and walk up the front entrance to the throne room. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAEe0gR3ZghD
255Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1SrPehUj2
255Please respect copyright.PENANA1pKwy5VeKR
255Please respect copyright.PENANAo2YfT5KhzV
Red carpet and red drapes all of it accented or emorirdoed with gold. Chandler's sparkling above them and in the center is Queen Maria, her mother. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAavlBRGoNt2
255Please respect copyright.PENANAeWBn2q0PO6
255Please respect copyright.PENANA9KTWwWFqJ0
Ara heart stops as she feels her feet freeze her in her place. "Your Majesty" she says as she respectfully curtsys. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAhtqT4fnvI3
255Please respect copyright.PENANAPKlkQnf6aE
255Please respect copyright.PENANAqFYYW3L5m5
Ara looks up when she feels a hand on her shoulder. It's her mother, Maria looking down on at her. Her mother is wearing a beautiful skirt and bodice. The skirt itself is a deep royal blue layer with silver embroidery. The bodice and sleeves themselves match the skirt. Her hair is pinned up into a bun and minimal natural make up is put on Maria's face. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAtmjUzgRHDF
255Please respect copyright.PENANAvbmkN9rGdT
255Please respect copyright.PENANAXhNUTLuhV5
Arabella has never seen someone so beautiful and memorizing. "My baby girl" Maria's voice cracks and tears stream down her face. Maria wraps her arms tightly around Ara and warm embrace encompasses her. What should be a wonderful moment just feels awkward and wrong to Ara. 255Please respect copyright.PENANA07z4G41GhY
255Please respect copyright.PENANANuHgjIsHOQ
255Please respect copyright.PENANABRPeo98pkJ
255Please respect copyright.PENANAHK9pZEfT2U
A betrayal 255Please respect copyright.PENANANcyiMEqZj3
255Please respect copyright.PENANAoj6vI8mmhU
255Please respect copyright.PENANAhGHZbbg46X
255Please respect copyright.PENANA5Rh16cjuea
Ara can't help but feel guilty, her mother has waited years to see her...Ara can't help but feel like it's taboo. A betrayal to her adoptive parents. She looks at her mother, her real mother Miranda. She blocks out the sound of Maria's sobs and sees melancholy on Miranda instead. 255Please respect copyright.PENANABDzzKXzi4Q
255Please respect copyright.PENANAkCiGddzW2v
255Please respect copyright.PENANABEw82aaTwm
255Please respect copyright.PENANAG9CqShInmY
~~~~255Please respect copyright.PENANA95MNWy3hw6
255Please respect copyright.PENANA4eZY9FkL25
255Please respect copyright.PENANA0Uzru0Hr5n
Kate watches the scence of her Mami hugging her older sister. Eventually the hig turns into three people instead of two. Mami invited her brother Theo than Chris even joined. Kate waited and waited for her Mami to invite her to the group hug.255Please respect copyright.PENANAadDIXRlM7k
255Please respect copyright.PENANAJk5FWp3yts
255Please respect copyright.PENANA2RS5DBRpQT
255Please respect copyright.PENANAG3f7oFoUwI
It never came and her heart shatters more than she ever thought possible. It wasn't hard for her to sneak out of the throne room and through the hallway. Anger boils under her skin and she throws the door open in fury. Kate pacing up and down her bedroom floor. She is sure she has made a hole into the bear's rug. "Not fair is it?" A voice she regonizes echos in her room. Kate turns and sees her Aunt Leonor lean against the doorway. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAsixLtMcrhC
255Please respect copyright.PENANAD6VnPS8hpL
255Please respect copyright.PENANAbekT9vgHnd
255Please respect copyright.PENANArfr9yHQhn1
"Auntie" she runs into the open arms of Leonor. She may be Maria daughter but Kate has always been closer to her Aunt. Leonor has always treated her like a daughter. Kate often stayed over at her Aunt house well her parents and the army were in hiding. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAEwhOJ7ty0M
255Please respect copyright.PENANAVzFVJL3b1H
255Please respect copyright.PENANAzBllwRQd2H
255Please respect copyright.PENANAnxJHsxNSt9
"I hate her" Kate hisses as she pulls away and looks to her Auntie. "I know, my darling" Leonor pauses and continues "I have something to show you". Her Auntie goes over to the tapestry of her families offical portrait. She turns a particular part of the painting and opens up a passage way Kate has never seen before. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAdG6OioXZot
255Please respect copyright.PENANAlqgt9ly8dG
255Please respect copyright.PENANApZ9Q4oER8b
255Please respect copyright.PENANAczdM3Gl8AS
255Please respect copyright.PENANAchnaBYH0Tk
"Come along, darling".255Please respect copyright.PENANA54vqOCfLbt
255Please respect copyright.PENANAFoMAlxW2mP
255Please respect copyright.PENANA71EJ0jrxV3
255Please respect copyright.PENANAbXQ9QpIeBs
255Please respect copyright.PENANACfdZD83olO
255Please respect copyright.PENANATQ7nWTuQ2T
255Please respect copyright.PENANAa3STcT3us1
~~~~255Please respect copyright.PENANAkObyNmwLPX
255Please respect copyright.PENANAsld5HCKyx1
255Please respect copyright.PENANALjKzFuIvfA
Gina looks around her guest bedroom and it doesn't look completely different from her one back home. Yet it feels completely huge and lonely to her, she wished she roomed with her mother. Gina hates being alone in an unfamiliar place. She goes to her bed to try and get some sleep to no avail. 255Please respect copyright.PENANANPgaLtdHuR
255Please respect copyright.PENANAwTRfXeLd7K
255Please respect copyright.PENANARVOFdxjxYv
255Please respect copyright.PENANAvGjNhGG8u8
She toss and turns trying to get comfortable but can't. Gina gets up and puts on her house coat. She wonders down to what she hopes is the kitchen. Honeslty the palace here is so big and it's so unfamiliar she isn't sure if she took the right turn. She quickly realizes how terrible of an idea this was and plans to go back to her room.255Please respect copyright.PENANAlsF7zkxsoq
255Please respect copyright.PENANAwbE4vdbdoU
255Please respect copyright.PENANAHIduZIcWLI
255Please respect copyright.PENANAzkAXDnus9X
At a glance she catches something in the corner of her eye. She sees just the one person who could build her up and break her down. She sees Joshua sitting on top of the kitchen counter. Color drains from her face and isn't sure what to do. Just as she is about to leave he turns his head and stares her in the eyes. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAkBWVqWIbJQ
255Please respect copyright.PENANAVhh0etKiqL
255Please respect copyright.PENANAmAHmHRyP5V
255Please respect copyright.PENANAdPifn1hmBn
It's almost like he knew she was there and knee she was starting. Niether one can take their eyes off the other. Josh acts fits as he jumps off where he sat. He confidently strides towards her. "What are you doing here?". 255Please respect copyright.PENANAdiTfVQXHI5
255Please respect copyright.PENANAv7BMX8I7E9
255Please respect copyright.PENANAbC9COS8Xw4
255Please respect copyright.PENANAKlkmHH1cvK
"Im here for the Avalorian Ball" Gina raises her head and faces him. He might have ran off but she won't. "At least im not a coward" Gina crosses her arms infront of her chest. Josh's face tightens in anger. "Im not a coward" is his only comeback. 255Please respect copyright.PENANA4vQ4nd3AgA
255Please respect copyright.PENANApG8J2A3ha6
255Please respect copyright.PENANAMGeyNsRa8T
255Please respect copyright.PENANA1yaFS352hw
"You left and gave me a letter" Gina scoffs as she waves the letter in the air. "You should have told me in person"-she pauses "You left without a word, I sat there wondering what I did wrong". Gina bites the inside of her mouth to stop the tears from falling. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAe3jn1DpL8U
255Please respect copyright.PENANAVoAkTLBsrV
255Please respect copyright.PENANAWszbqqLZY9
255Please respect copyright.PENANAn9kMr6wUsH
"I didn't do anything wrong, I've learned that I deserve better than you". 255Please respect copyright.PENANATczSAWBnJu
255Please respect copyright.PENANAnBEnXVuTdf
255Please respect copyright.PENANAv44ZrGl5II
255Please respect copyright.PENANAUMzVGnrGO9
255Please respect copyright.PENANAw6TyIg51MY
Gina's voice breaks a little but she is still holding her head high. Just the way her mother and father taught her to do her whole life. "Unless you treat me like the Queen I am, I won't come crawling packaging drops the letter on the ground. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAaNYHDUCTMz
255Please respect copyright.PENANAtrVBURMXmg
255Please respect copyright.PENANAVJ9SOnKJR5
255Please respect copyright.PENANAlksNA0DKfI
As she walks away and Joshua is left speechless. The only thing he can think of doing is picking up the dropped letter. He can't think of only one thing. 255Please respect copyright.PENANAaCmNdqCaYS
255Please respect copyright.PENANAAEztMo7J02
255Please respect copyright.PENANAl1B6akhDbs
255Please respect copyright.PENANALJLWGJAIbe
"𝐼'𝑙𝑙 𝑑𝑜 𝑤𝒉𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘, 𝐺𝑖𝑛𝑎.255Please respect copyright.PENANAd4BGUIO0Df
255Please respect copyright.PENANAi2ic1nTkVm
255Please respect copyright.PENANAefzOrw9KLx
255Please respect copyright.PENANAaVd67mBCGc
𝐼 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒".255Please respect copyright.PENANAaddiLS61kT